
1 
These Regulations may be cited as the Education (Grants for Disabled Postgraduate Students) (Amendment) Regulations 2003 and shall come into force on 1st September 2003.
2 
In these Regulations, “the 2000 Regulations” means the Education (Grants for Disabled Postgraduate Students) Regulations 2000.
3 
The 2000 Regulations shall be amended in accordance with regulations 5 and 6.
4 
These Regulations shall not have effect in relation to an academic year (as defined in regulation 2(6) of the 2000 Regulations) which begins before 1st September 2003.
5 

(1) Regulation 3 shall be amended as follows.
(2) In sub-paragraph (i) of paragraph (2)(a), there shall be omitted the words “the amount of which is not calculated by reference to his income”.
(3) After sub-paragraph (iv) in paragraph (2)(a), there shall be added –“
(v) any allowance, bursary or award made by the General Social Care Council under section 67(4)(a) of the Care Standards Act 2000 which includes payment for meeting additional expenditure incurred by the student by reason of his disability; or”.
6 

(1) Regulation 9 shall be amended as follows.
(2) In paragraph (2) for “£5,245” there shall be substituted “£5,370”.
Alan Johnson
Minister of State
Department for Education and Skills
16th June 2003